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Last revision: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:21 PM
Most recent updates:
- Fixed more next/previous links.
| Very special thanks goes to Michael
V (also known as "that guy who kinda looks like me")
for his research, proofreading and endless contributions to this project.
Without his efforts, this section would not be completed anytime soon.
Broken links and typos are my fault. Links that work are most certainly
his fault. :) |
TEST PAGE: This page will evolve as more information is added.
Not all links work yet, and some that do work go to pages that have not
been completed. This is going to be a very large project and since I only
work on it in my spare time, it may take a long time to complete. Knowing
how often Disney changes things, it seems likely I'll never be truly caught
up!
| History of this section: Read the original "Disneyland
versus The Magic Kingdom" document I was putting together
several years ago. It's in a very rough draft format but it will give
you a better idea of the content I plan for this section. |
Welcome to the largest undertaking DisneyFans.com has ever undertook.
(?) Over the past seven years I have made many trips to Disneyland
and Walt Disney World including several week-long visits done back-to-back.
This has given me a very good side-by-side impression of the two U.S.
Magic Kingdoms. On these pages you will find photos and descriptions which
detail the similarities and differences between the two parks. Enjoy,
and feel free to send in corrections!
NOTE: When you see items with (?) or other such nonsense, that
indicates I don't know the date or some other fact and I have not researched
it yet. Feel free to send
in any dates that you know -- if I have to do all this research alone,
it will take me much longer to complete this section...
Apples to Apples:
Just like you wouldn't compare the RadioShack(tm) down the street to
the RealBig Shopping Mall across town, you can't compare Disneyland to
Walt Disney World. One is a single theme park sitting on 55 acres of land
while the other is 43 square miles of resorts, water parks, animal reserves
as well as four theme parks. So, this site takes the two magic
kingdom parks (Disneyland and The Magic Kingdom) and compares them.
Anything else just wouldn't make sense...
*** UNDER CONSTRUCTION ***
General Statistics:
(Disneyland as of 1/11/2002. The Magic Kingdom as of ?/?/?.)
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Disneyland Resort's
Disneyland Park |
Walt Disney World's
The Magic Kingdom |
| Year Opened: |
1955
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1971
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| Size: |
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| Lands: |
8
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7
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| Visitors per Year: |
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| Attractions: |
56
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| * "Real" Rides: |
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| Shows & Parades: |
7
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| Restaurants: |
30
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| Shops: |
67
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| Admission: |
$43/day
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$48/day
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* A "real" ride is anything with a ride vehicle. Disney likes
to list things like the shooting gallery as attractions, so the raw attraction
numbers above are misleading when it comes to actual rides at either park.
HELP REQUESTED: Can someone send
me a scan of a recent WDW Magic Kingdom guide map? I'm specifically
wanting the side that lists all the attractions, restaurants, etc. Thanks!
(If you feel like doing more work than that, I'd like a count similar
to the above Disneyland entry.)
("Lands" are listed in bold.)
At Disneyland and The Magic Kingdom:
- Adventureland
- Astro Orbiter
- Autopia (DL) / Tomorrowland Speedway (TMK)
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Burning Cabin
- Castle (Sleeping Beauty Castle / Cinderella
Castle)
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant
- Emporium (Main Street gift shop)
- Entrance
- Fantasyland
- Frontierland
- Haunted Mansion
- "it's a Small World"
- Jungle Cruise
- King Arthur's Carousel
- Mad Hatter's Tea Party
- Main Street Train Station
- Main Street U.S.A.
- Monorail
- Old Man (can you guess who this is?)
- Peter Pan's Flight
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Refreshment Corner (Coca Cola Corner / Casey's)
- Riverboat (Mark Twain / Liberty Belle)
- Snow White's Scary Adventures
- Space Mountain
- Splash Mountain
- Tiki Birds (Enchanted Tiki Room / Tropical
Serenade)
- Tomorrowland
- Tom Sawyer Island
- Toon Town (Mickey's Toontown /
Toontown Fair)
Only at Disneyland Park:
- Alice in Wonderland
- Casey Jr. Circus Train
- Critter Country
- Davy Crocket Explorer Canoes
- Fantasmic
- Gadget's Go Coaster
- Grand Canyon Diorama
- Honey I Shrunk the Audience
- Indiana Jones Adventure
- Innoventions
- Jolly Trolly
- Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
- Matterhorn Bobsleds
- Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
- New Orleans Square
- Pinocchio's Daring Journey
- Primeval World
- Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin
- Sailing Ship Columbia
- Sleeping Beauty Walkthrough
- Star Tours
- Storybook Land Canal Boats
- Tarzan's Treehouse
Only at The Magic Kingdom:
- Alien Encounter
- Caribbean
Plaza (part of Adventureland)
- Carousel of Progress (closed/closing?)
- Country Bear Jamboree
- Galaxy Search Theater
- Goofy's Barnstormer
- Hall of the Presidents
- Liberty Square
- Many Adventures of Winnie the
Pooh
- SpectroMagic
- Swiss Family Robinson
Treehouse
- Timekeeper (closed/closing?)
- Tomorrowland Transit Authority
(PeopleMover)
- Walt Disney Theater
At other Walt Disney World Parks:
Some Disneyland attractions did end up in Florida -- just not
at the Magic Kingdom. A few Walt Disney World attractions made their way
to California when Disney's California Adventure opened in 2001.
- Honey I Shrunk the Audience (as
Disneyland and Epcot)
- It's Tough to be a Bug
(at Disney's California Adventure and Disney's Animal Kingdom)
- Muppetvision 3-D (at Disney's
California Adventure and Disney/MGM Studios)
- Star Tours (at Disneyland
and Disney/MGM Studios)
Only at Yesterland:
Be sure to visit Werner's Wiess's excellent Yesterland.com
website for an amazing collection of photos, stories, and information
on Disneyland attractions of the past. If anyone knows of a site dedicated
to attractions from The Magic Kingdom's past, please let me know. (I believe
Widen Your World is probably the closest match?)
- TMK's 25th Anniversary Parade
(xxxx-xxxx)
- DL's and TMK's Cable Cars
(xxxx-199x)
- DL's Festival of Fools
(xxxx-xxxx)
- DL's Hercules Victory Parade
(xxxx-xxxx)
- DL's and TMK's Keel Boats
(xxxx-xxxx)
- TMK's Legend of the
Lion King (xxxx-xxxx)
- DL's Light Magic (1997-xxxx)
- DL's Lion King Celebration parade (?)
- TMK's Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (xxxx-1999)
- DL's Rocket Rods (1998-2001)
- DL's Submarine Voyage
(xxxx-1998)
- DL's Swiss Family
Robinson Treehouse (xxxx-1999) - (not in site yet until I add the
Tarzan's Treehouse page)
(Help me out with the dates, please.)
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